by lindaoppenheim | May 6, 2018 | Continuing Conversations, Events
Dr. Poe Johnson will lead off Monday’s conversation with a presentation on the “Influence of White Supremacy and Complicity,” examining “the ubiquity of white complicity toward elements of white supremacy within practical and symbolic...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 30, 2018 | Events
A five-person panel at the Yale Afro-American Cultural Center recently discussed how white supremacy and the idea of of the “white savior” affect the operations of nonprofits in New Haven and across the United States. Over the course of an hour, panelists described to...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 23, 2018 | Opinion
Chernoh Sesay Jr. illustrates how applying the social psychology concept of implicit bias to “historical studies of race, human bondage, and post-slavery, might . . . open new revelations and pose new remedies for the issue of race in the United States.” ...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 21, 2018 | Article
Have you seen the recent thought-provoking NYT article entitled, “The Women Behind White Power”? Here’s an excerpt: As is the case with so much of history, stories about the nation’s racism have focused on the dramatic, not the daily, on the...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 5, 2018 | Article, Review
It is appropriate to close the evening which was devoted to delving into the meaning of white supremacy and its hold on American society with a link to this special issue of Yes! magazine. “Through reporting, photography, commentary, and even poetry, 14...